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    Knot root nematodes

    I was pulling some carrots and it looks like some have what looks like knot root nematodes. Some have a lot of them and look misshapen, others only have a few and some have none at all. Beets, carrots and lettuce are all in that area and it looks like some of my beets have them too and the...
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    Ground Cherries

    I was looking at a seed site and saw ground cherry seeds. I've heard of them before but don't know much about them. So looking a bit into them I've decided I want to try to grow ground cherries next year. They seem easy enough to grow, start the seeds inside and then plant in the spring. Anyone...
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    Volunteer squash

    Every year I get a few volunteer squash plants in my compost pile. I normally let a couple grow to see what I get. I've gotten cute little mini pumpkins which I assume came from the ones I bought for my rats and guinea pigs. Two tone egg shaped gourd which I have no clue where they came from and...
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    Quinoa

    I planted quinoa for the first time. I also have lambsquarter that pops up in my garden. I didn't realize they looked alike. Now I am sure I have some lambsquarter growing with my quinoa, but I can't tell them apart. I wouldn't mind but I don't want the lambsquarter to go to seed. How can I tell...
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    Purple snap peas

    Anyone ever heard of Sugar Magnolia Purple Snap Peas? I just found out about them and seeing as I have this thing for purple veggies I HAVE TO have some. I have found some for sale, but I've never heard of the sites? Anyone ever use Redwood seeds? Or how about Adaptive seeds? They both have...
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    Snap Peas

    I have more sugar and snow peas then I can eat fresh. And a ton more to be picked. They are doing great this year. Last year I blanched and froze the extra peas, but I don't like how they came out, so off to google I went to see if I could just freeze them without blanching. It seems some people...
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    Asparagus Beetles

    Looking at my asparagus today and I see some little wormy caterpillar things munching away. Then I see more and some eggs and one adult asparagus beetle. I started hand picking them but I can't reach all the asparagus, it's really tall and I'm kinda short. I picked many of them but I was...
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    Some of my flowers

    I decided to get my camera out and take some photos of my flowers. I only took a few pictures, I'll get more later. Pink strawberry flower. I forget the variety, I'll have to look tomorrow. Iceland Poppy. Yesterday it was just a little fuzzy flower bud, today I have three beautiful flowers...
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    Pasting Problem

    I have a problem sometimes when I try to copy/paste something onto this forum. I'm on another forum that uses the same version of ZenForo, so I think it has to be the forum and not my computer. These are the only places I have this problem. When I copy something, say a plant name or web URL, and...
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    Flower ID

    A few years ago I bought some day lilies from someone at a flea market. Every year since another plant has grown with it, but I don't know what it is. The leaves look very similar to the day lily, only they are a bit thinner. I couldn't get a photo of the leaves because they are hidden in the...
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    Figs

    I picked up a fig tree today, the variety is Celeste. I've never grown figs before so this will be interesting. The tree is about four feet tall, and it has about seven branches coming from the base. Paid $30 for it, seemed like a good deal to me. I'm really excited to get some figs from it.
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    Damage to sunflower and cherry tree leaves

    This year is crazy so far, first we had weeks of rain. Lots and lots of rain. Now we are having days of 90+ degree heat. On top of that deer ate most of my day lilies and cone flowers/black-eye susans and ate all the lower leaves off my new cherry tree, breaking some of the branches in the...
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    asparagus

    So I planted asparagus this year. I have never grown it before. Well, years ago we had one little plant that was there when we moved into the house, but that doesn't really count. So the spears are popping up all over. But they are thin. I don't know if this is because this is their first year...
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    Climbing plant

    I know better, but I have no pictures of this plant. Please forgive me... :hu I will get a photo when I can, but it is at my mom's house, so it may be a couple of weeks till I can get over there. She moved into a wooded trailer park about a year ago and has a huge maple tree outside her door. It...
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    Potatoes

    I have some potatoes still in the ground. The weather has been all over the place, some days it is almost 70 and a couple of nights we have had it freeze. I was wondering if I leave the potatoes over the winter will they start growing again in the spring? This is the first year I have grown...
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    dahlias

    I want to save my dahlia tubers this year. I really like the varieties I got, but I have never tried to save them. I also want to try to save my elephant ears. I have read to let the plant start to die back, then cut it down and dig them up. Get most the dirt off and then let dry for a couple...
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    harlequin bugs

    These things are everywhere in both my flower and veggie gardens. They are on my collard greens, cabbage, cleome flowers and today I saw them on nasturtiums too. My cabbage and collards didn't stand a chance this year between the harlequin bugs and cabbage whites. The harlequin bugs also killed...
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    Shallots

    This is my first year growing shallots. The bulbs are now almost laying on top of the soil and are pretty large too. But the tops are still nice and green. When should I harvest them? Now? Or should I wait until the tops start to die back? Right now they look to be a good size to use, any reason...
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    saffron crocus

    I want to getting some saffron crocuses. I and thinking about putting them in the little strawberry patch I have, it gets full sun. The soil around here is clay, but I have added a lot of my own compost to it. So it is a lot lighter and drains better now. Looking around I found a company called...
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    seed catalogs

    I'm starting to pick out what I want to plant in my garden this year. I want to know what seed companies you all use? I have only looked through the Burpees catalog so far, but some of their seeds are kind of expensive. I am not looking for the cheapest, but I want a good company with descent...
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